mesa3077boogie
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Hello people. So I highjacked another thread and got limited replies so I though I would copy my question over to a new thread where my question can be clear to those reading.
I just got my AC30 handwired last week. I believe my serial number is 438. I'm not sure how many of these have been made, or if these are even still in production, all I know it's that I had to look for 6 weeks just to find one! The wait gave me a sense of nostalgia and a feeling that I was buying a piece of Vox history.
Anyways the amp seems very finicky with somewhat of an inconsistent volume. The amp seems very muddy and mushy in the bass and for such a normally bright amp it's actually not that bright or rich in the top end. I verified that both bright caps are still intact. This is the first tube rectified amp I have played in years since I used to play mostly Mesa amps. My taste in amplifiers and style has changed quite a bit in the last few years, but I don't remember the mesas with tube rectifiers ever being this compressed, which kind of scares me.
I just sold a Vox AC15C1 and have owned an AC30CC2X, so I have a good feeling how the amp "should" sound.
There is some sporadic microphonic noise that I definitely can attribute most likely to the preamp tubes. The subtle fluctuation in volume and mushyness I am at a loss about. The tubes are all Ruby-tubes brdand which is what I think the amp originally shipped with. Of course next time I come across $200, I will re tube the amp.
Do you guys know if there is anything I can look for or have any suggestions of why the amp sounds dull and mushy, or why the volume is inconsistent?
Thanks in advance
I just got my AC30 handwired last week. I believe my serial number is 438. I'm not sure how many of these have been made, or if these are even still in production, all I know it's that I had to look for 6 weeks just to find one! The wait gave me a sense of nostalgia and a feeling that I was buying a piece of Vox history.
Anyways the amp seems very finicky with somewhat of an inconsistent volume. The amp seems very muddy and mushy in the bass and for such a normally bright amp it's actually not that bright or rich in the top end. I verified that both bright caps are still intact. This is the first tube rectified amp I have played in years since I used to play mostly Mesa amps. My taste in amplifiers and style has changed quite a bit in the last few years, but I don't remember the mesas with tube rectifiers ever being this compressed, which kind of scares me.
I just sold a Vox AC15C1 and have owned an AC30CC2X, so I have a good feeling how the amp "should" sound.
There is some sporadic microphonic noise that I definitely can attribute most likely to the preamp tubes. The subtle fluctuation in volume and mushyness I am at a loss about. The tubes are all Ruby-tubes brdand which is what I think the amp originally shipped with. Of course next time I come across $200, I will re tube the amp.
Do you guys know if there is anything I can look for or have any suggestions of why the amp sounds dull and mushy, or why the volume is inconsistent?
Thanks in advance
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